Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 7
हंस उवाच । तिर्यग्योनिसमुत्पन्नं भवाञ्छप्तुं न चार्हति । स्वभाव एव तिर्यक्षु विवेकविकलं मनः
haṃsa uvāca | tiryagyonisamutpannaṃ bhavāñchaptuṃ na cārhati | svabhāva eva tiryakṣu vivekavikalaṃ manaḥ
Le Haṃsa dit : « Tu ne dois pas maudire celui qui est né d’un sein animal. Car chez les êtres, il est naturel que l’esprit soit privé de discernement. »
Haṃsa
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha milieu
Type: river
Listener: Dhātā (Brahmā) / addressed authority in the scene
Scene: A serene Haṃsa speaks before Dhātā (Brahmā), gently restraining a curse and arguing for compassion toward an animal-born being; the setting suggests a sacred riverbank hermitage atmosphere.
FAQs
Judgment should consider svabhāva and capacity; compassion and proportional response are part of dharma.
None; the verse is a moral-theological argument within the narrative.
None.